diff --git a/pelican/__init__.py b/pelican/__init__.py
index 195ada34..08ddc716 100644
--- a/pelican/__init__.py
+++ b/pelican/__init__.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(dest='path', nargs='?',
         help='Path where to find the content files')
     parser.add_argument('-t', '--theme-path', dest='theme',
-        help='Path where to find the theme templates. If not specified, it will'
-             'use the default one included with pelican.')
+        help='Path where to find the theme templates. If not specified, it'
+             'will use the default one included with pelican.')
     parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', dest='output',
         help='Where to output the generated files. If not specified, a directory'
              ' will be created, named "output" in the current path.')